Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland

Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1364-21 October 1425) was an English nobleman.

Biography
Richard Neville was the son of John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby, and he served under Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester in Brittany in 1380 during the Hundred Years' War. In 1385, he was appointed Governor of Carlisle, and he became joint Warden of the West March a year later. From 1389 to 1396, he served in Parliament, and he received Richard II of England's abdication before taking part in Henry IV of England's coronation in 1399. As a reward for his support of King Henry, he was given a lifetime appointment of Earl Marshal, a post from which he retired in 1412. He later assisted in crushing the Percy family's uprising at Shrewsbury, and he received large shares of their confiscated lands in Cumberland and Northumberland in June 1405. In 1415, he defeated an invading Scottish army at Yeavering, but he played no role in King Henry V of England's campaign in France due to his son-in-law Thomas Grey's involvement in the Southampton Plot. He served on the Council of Regency during the minority of Henry VI of England, and he died in 1425.